Peoria Standard

Tremont Fire Protection District responded to 36 calls in 2017 - 16.1 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Tremont included 27 fires - seven structure fires, four vehicle fires and 16 other fires. The fire department also responded to one call for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $128,200 in fire loss - or about $4,748 per fire.

The department also received eight false calls.

The Tremont Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $384,514 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	6	7	16.7
Vehicle Fires	5	4	-20
Other fires	12	16	33.3
Total Fires	23	27	17.4
Total Calls	31	36	16.1